Comparison

PilotPal vs Map Flight International

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PilotPal

This app provides FAA aviation airport charts and facility directories for easy flight planning. Access airport diagrams, frequencies, elevation, and helipad information offline. Stay updated with monthly chart revisions and quickly find nearby or favorite airports.

Highlights
  • Offline charts
  • Airport Facility Directories
  • Airport Diagrams
  • Airport Information (Maps, Frequencies, Elevation, Helipads)
  • Monthly updated FAA charts
  • Nearby and favorite airports
  • Airport search
Features
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PilotPal is the easiest way to flight plan. PilotPal brings the FAA airport facility directory and Airport Diagrams to your pocket. Features: • Offline Charts: Easily download airports or entire regions for offline use • Airport Facility Directories • Airport Diagrams • Weather via METAR and TAF • Wind maps • Airport Information including: • Maps • Frequencies • Elevation • Helipads • Updated FAA charts every month so you're always up to date. • Nearby airports: Easily find airports around you • Favorite airports: Save your favorites for quick access • Airport search: Easily find any airport or helipad • Dark mode • iPad support Built by real pilots with a love for aviation Feedback or issues: tinybyteapps@gmail.com Legal: Airport facility directories and airport diagrams are provided by the FAA. Always consult appropriate and available sources to prepare for your flight. Our privacy policy is available at: https://pilotpal-1139.firebaseapp.com/privacypolicy.htm Our terms of service is available at: https://pilotpal-1139.firebaseapp.com/termsofuse.html

About

Map Flight International

This app provides real-time flight tracking for Infinite Flight users. It allows you to find flights, search for airports and flight plans, and view player and weather information. Discover new flights and monitor flight details with ease.

Highlights
  • Live flight tracking
  • Flight search and discovery
  • Airport information lookup
  • Player and weather data
  • Flight plan search
  • Automatic flight refresh
Features
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Map-Flight is a live flight tracker for Infinite Flight. It allows you to easily track flights, find flights of interest, search for and discover new flights and airports, search flight flight plans, search player, airport and weather information. It has the following powerful functions: -Check flights from different servers -Check flight departure and landing airport -View flight destinations -Check the remaining flight time of the flight, etc. -View player information for flights -Check the current weather of the flight -Share flight -Download flights -Query different airport information -Check the current weather at the airport -Check the ATC of the current airport -Automatic flight refresh -Switch servers More features are being developed ... stay tuned!

Screenshots

PilotPal4 screens
Map Flight International4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PilotPal at 55% against Map Flight International's 0%. PilotPal also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (664 vs 10). Map Flight International's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PilotPal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Map Flight International sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PilotPal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PilotPal has 664 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of PilotPal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Map Flight International's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PilotPal ships an update every 3 months, Map Flight International every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PilotPal versus Map Flight International: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilotPalMap Flight International
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (664 ratings) — better3.4 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews55.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings664 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTinybyte Apps LLC英轩 董

Customer experience

PilotPal

All ratings652 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive55.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative40.0%

Map Flight International

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

PilotPal

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Subscription verification loop - shows already subscribed but denies access
  • Airport diagrams not displaying despite active subscription
  • App stopped working after February update
  • General app functionality failures
  • Missing settings/preferences menu

Requested features

6 requests
  • Airport diagram printing functionality
  • Ability to sort favorites tab
  • Front and back page information inclusion
  • Improved search functionality for VOR locations
  • Legend/index documentation
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  • Comprehensive chart supplement data (VFR corridors, visual reporting points, VOR test locations)

Map Flight International

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PilotPal

Subscriptions3
  • Airport Diagrams$0.991 Month
  • PilotPal Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • PilotPal Pro3 Days trial$19.991 Year
5 purchases

Map Flight International

One-time5
  • 10 days subscription$0.99
  • 1 month subscription$2.99
  • 3 months subscription$6.99
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  • 6 months subscription$13.99
  • 1 year subscription$26.99

Questions

Is PilotPal free?
PilotPal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Map Flight International free?
Map Flight International is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PilotPal or Map Flight International?
PilotPal is rated higher. PilotPal averages 4.7 out of 5 from 664 ratings, while Map Flight International averages 3.4 from 10 ratings.
Do PilotPal or Map Flight International have ads?
Neither PilotPal nor Map Flight International shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PilotPal or Map Flight International?
PilotPal ships an update every 3 months, and Map Flight International every 6 months. Most recently, PilotPal was updated on October 23, 2026 and Map Flight International on October 10, 2026.

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